In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first carrier, which was used against the US fleet at Pearl Harbor.

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class bat

The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that